Better communication with our supporters, making it easier for people to make comments and submissions

Decided to do a facebook post after each meeting about an item of interest. (Geoff to do)Decided to post minutes of each meeting on our website (Natalie to do)

Supporting development of IWC active transport plan – write a pre-emptive submission on this to Brigid Kelly

Discussion of ideas - audit of bike parking by IWBC, access to Sydenham station and Addison Rd, riding to school, better data collection and more council staff, designing for a range of bikes like cargo bikes and electric bikes, better accommodation of bike share bikesWill prepare a draft and invite Brigid to attend a meeting. (Fiona to do)

Predrag agreed to do a saddle survey. John will arrange this and invite Brigid as well.6.Infrastructure projects updatei.Livingstone Road LR3 – Neil has contacted Predrag to enquire about progress of this route. Has not had a response yet.

Marrickville Station to Dulwich Hill Station - no report

Addison Road – Lno report R16

Marrickville Park to Parramatta Road – RR2 –-no report

St Peters to Tempe - no report

Sydenham Station to Meeks Rd - no report

Cooks River bridge at Tempe is now open, along with new path through the park and a new set of lights on the side street entering Marsh St

Airport Master Plan – Project director says is committed to keeping a cycleway along the canal, but on the other side to the current path for part of the distance

Metro Rail - no report

7.New Local Issues – None

8.Ride planning – Will do a ride to Clovelly on first weekend in February, ideas welcome for March ride. Possible ride to Darling Harbour, ferry to Drummoyne then return via Bay Run and Greenway. Choc ride in April

9.Inner West Bicycle CoalitionHave been liaising with Bay Bug and planning to see Sidoti to lobby for the city west cycle link. Collecting stats to establish demand. Will also talk to Jo Haylen

10.Meeting venue –The library will be shutting down for a period this year. Geoff has been negotiating with library staff. Looks like we can keep using room, but if not Dulwich Hill library may be available in that time as it is likely to have extended hours.

11.BNSW state election planWill be running a “how to meet with your MP training session” on Thursday 24 Jan in the cityBNSW wants as many people as possible to contact and meet with MPs and candidates before the election

Asks for state election – city west cycle link, airport orbital, route along new Metro rail line with connections to catchment, more funding for cycleways based on population, positive provision for cycle paths in all new transport infrastructure projects

Next meeting Tuesday 19 February 2019​

Bike Marrickville Meeting Minutes 2018

Bike Marrickville Meeting Minutes - 20 November 2018

1.Apologies: John, Neil, Fiona2.Present: Geoff, Craig, Louise, Ian, Natalie3.Acceptance of Minutes from the October 2018 meeting Moved Louise Seconded Natalie4.Correspondence: Invitation from Jo Haylen to event at Parliament House 27 Nov 10.30am. No one available to attend. NR to decline invitation.Email from BNSW re ride training course in Feb 2019. Will promote on facebook, NR to send details to Geoff.5.Priorities for 2019

Better communication with our supporters, making it easier for people to make comments and submissions

Will try and make facebook post after each meeting

Supporting development of IWC active transport plan – write a pre-emptive submission on this to Brigid Kelly

Metro Rail – Simon Lowe is keen to have our input into cycle path provision as part of metro rail project

7.New Local Issues – none to report

8.Ride planning – Natalie and John doing ride to Cronulla Sat 2 December, decided not to organise another ride in December. Natalie and Craig proposed ride to Clovelly in late Jan or early Fed 2019

9.Inner West Bicycle Coalition – Report emailed from Neil as follows:1. We received a response from Inner West Council about user pay charges and were advised that we would have to pay the fees (apparently these are already discounted for not for profit groups). I circulated the response to JC via IWBC. The only way we would get an exemption is if we got a motion passed by Council to that effect. Given that Council is doing quite a few things for cycling I believe we may be better off if we do not take this any further.

2. IWBC attended the 2nd IWC Bicycle Working Group meeting on 25 October. Council appear to be taking this process seriously, there were presentations about the Greenway and what works are being contemplated by Predrag Gudelj at present. It was reported that IWC did not receive RMS funding for all its current projects but the Greenway works continue, including an upgrade of the Bay Run path between UTS Rowing Club and Hawthorne Canal. This will be from money found from Ashfield Council previous budgets. Cllr Drury (Labor) and Cllr Kiat (Greens) in attendance. Cllr Drury received from Ashfield Bike Group a request to further investigate a north/south route they have been proposing. Bike Leichhardt requested IWC provide similar bike facilities to what City of Sydney is proposing at Wigrqm Rd/Booth St crossing of Johnstons Creek on the IWC (west) side. JC of Bike Marrickville sought that the quality of RR5 in Marrickville be reviewed.

3. I attended council meetings on 30 Oct and 12 Nov. IWC adopted Item 16 on 30 Oct seeking a joint letter be written by IWC and City of Sydney to ask the NSW Transport and Road ministers to incorporate City West Cycle Link into the WestConnex project at Rozelle rail yards. Motion passed unanimously. IWC to re-start the Lilyfield Rd upgrade process. We were invited to comment on the brief and largely our recommendations were accepted. I spoke to Item 4 on 12 Nov on this subject. Boat trailer parking to be banned on Lilyfield Rd between Denison and Justin Sts, with a proviso that although motor vehicle parking will be allowed, this area will also be considered for a bikeway, when the Lilyfield Rd consultancy is concluded.

4. David Borella and I took part in a photo shoot for the Inner West Courier, on an article about City West Cycle Link, as a result of the 30 Oct IWC motion. So far the article has not materialised.

5. IWBC working on making representations to Parker, Sidoti and Haylen to get CWCL included in the works of WestConnex at Rozelle.

10.Marrickville Festival – Sharing with DHBC worked well and we should repeat next year

11.Super Sunday bike count – No one did count this year.

12.General Business. Decided to meet in December given absence of John, Fiona and Neil for this meetingIan noted dockless electric bikes are now being distributed in the area

vii.Marrickville Rd east – will show plans at Marrickville Festival stall. Check “Have Your Say” as to whether submissions being sought yetviii.Airport masterplan – FC will prepare flyer for Marrickville festival stallix.Metro Rail – Simon Lowe working there to develop the active transport plan associated with the Metro. JC will reply and propose a meeting.x.Carrington Rd – JC wrote to CoS about report on shared zone treatments at intersections between roads and cycle paths. Can use this to encourage IWC to trial different treatments at Carrington Rd intersectionsxi.Lang Rd bridge – being re-designed at the moment

5.New Local Issues – Crossing Edinburgh Rd from Fitzroy St – the bike crossing has been blocked off. Neil suggested emailing Col Jones and Bob Moore as to whether this was discussed at traffic committee. JC will contact council about this.

JC unavailable for November ride. NR to organise ride Cronulla ride on Sunday 2 December. JC to lead.CoS Big Adventure at Sydney Park now on 20 October, and ride the night on 27 October.

Inner West Bicycle Coalition –

Next meeting of IWC Bicycle Working Group is next week. Has a couple of councillors on committee and council staff, and some other community members as well as IWBC reps. A priority for 2019 should be ensuring this committee makes progress when going through the transport planning process.

Brigid Kelly has been appointed as new transport planner at IWC replacing Simon Lowe. Has been working at City of Sydney and will be starting in a few weeks. Her job will be to prepare active transport plan. She is a cyclist. Decided to invite her to a meeting soon.

Neil has been speaking to council about fees charged to be at community events. Was advised that we should apply for an environment grant for this purpose. Neil will work on a grant application due on 5 November if cannot persuade IWC to change policy. Decided we first make a submission to council about a change of policy to exempt community groups from stall fees. Neil will write to GM at IWC about this.

City West cycle route – council staff recommending that a feasibility study be done. Neil will be talking to BAYBUG about this and approaching John Sidoti, member for Drummoyne. Will then speak to Jo Haylen and Jamie Parker.

Neil also hopes to persuade IWC to do some bike works in Ashfield area, which has very little bicycle infrastructure

General Business – Noted BNSW advocacy work has improved since Bastien Wallace started working there.

Review of prioritiesfor 2018 and planning for 2019

Decided to continue with communication priority from 2018 about better communication with supporters. Discussion about getting BM committee better connected with the facebook users. Idea – a ride and picnic for people to meet each other. Putting more events on facebook, and more ahead of time. Idea of every meeting deciding to post items on facebook.Additional priorities for 2019 will be:Supporting development of IWC active transport plan – write a pre-emptive submission on this to Brigid Kelly.

Airport gateway project will mean loss of cycleway along airport drive. There may be a new cycleway along side the new motorway. Discussion re possible actions to make sure cyclists are catered for. One idea is to keep cycleway as a fenced corridor airside. Another is a bicycle tunnel under General Holmes Drive.Do submissions to airport masterplan re retaining cyclepath airside. Due in November. Do this at Marrickville Festival and via facebook. Also lobby transport minister re alternative cycleway provision

Craig received a letter from Ron Hoenig re cycle access overBrunetti bridge. Government is not planning anything and recommending new cycle bridge next to highway as alternative.

Ride planningRide to outdoor art exhibition at Rookwood successful – 10 participantsBig Bike Day ride on 23 September from Dulwich Hill along Greenway RouteRequest from BNSW for ride leaders for evening of Saturday 27 October. No ride leaders available.Ride after Marrickville festival = to Cronulla. NR & JC to plan Cronulla ride in November

New local issuesIP advised he had been unable to source information re previous council decisions on path from Thornley St into Steel Park. Decide to write letter without this information. IP to draft letter to IWC, including diagrams and photos and send to JC. JC will send to IWC on behalf of Bike Marrickville. IP still working on this.

Inner West Bicycle CoalitionNeil met with IWC staff re Lilyfield Rd cycleway. Nothing happening with this at the momentBanner being purchased. We have agreed to contribute to cost.